FA Cup final to be first under cover

Tonight's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Southampton will be the first played undercover after the Football Association decided to pull the roof over the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales because of bad weather.

After a night of heavy rain and more falling in the hours before the match, the FA decided a closed roof was the best way to protect the pitch.

Fans started gathering outside the stadium from 7:00am (5:00pm AEST) and some touts were offering tickets for about 1,000 pounds.